I've been thinking about my own personal recession lately. I have made only $1 more per hour this year, but everything has gone up in price. This doesn't come as news to anyone, I know. But since my personal economy has changed with the loss of Mark's income, I going to make some budgetary changes and the easiest place to start that is with groceries.
My grocery budget includes everything I would buy at HEB - food, cleaning and personal care products, etc. I was in the habit of just buying what we needed or wanted and not giving a lot of thought to a budget. But all that has changed. I sat down and came up with 25 types of meals I can make that are economical. I will cycle through them to give myself variety, and add to them as I score deals in the grocery store. (So no more curbside, as you do pay for the convenience by not being able to grab things that are marked down). I'm giving myself a set amount to spend each week and whatever I don't spend can go right into my savings at the end of the month. I haven't done a budget like this in a long time - maybe since the kids were little!
Do you stick to a grocery budget? How do you manage it?
Happy Weekend!
Gina
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